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Your life's work.

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When the white man first came to North
America a great part of the continent was

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just a forest wherever the soil

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and climate were trees
flourished in countless numbers.

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But to the early settlers
trees were a barrier.

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They were something to be destroyed
to be gotten out of the way so

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that the land could be
turned to agriculture.

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Except for log cabins and barns
little use was made of trees

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that to the settlers act. Most
of them were stacked burns.

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But as America grew in the front
there was pushed rapidly back.

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And I saw mills were established to make
the vast quantities of lumber needed for

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building of a nation.

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The Mills devoured trees by the millions
to feed them the loggers sliced into the

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birds and polished with little

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or no thought for the future they left
scenes of desolation as they moved on to a

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new forest to be despoiled

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but wasteful logging was not the only enemy
of the forest fire duty played to a man

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of carelessness made up thousands upon
thousands of acres finally destruction of

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this natural resource reach the point
where America awakened to the need for

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conservation.

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Eighteen ninety one Congress began setting
aside large practice of timber as

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National Forest Reserves

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and watersheds these national
forests now exceed one hundred

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and sixty million acres and state
and private holdings millions more.

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But the fact that some of these products
are called reserves does not mean

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that no three's are cut for
trees are like a crop.

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They must be harvested when mature or
otherwise they rot away and are wasted.

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The important thing is to.

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Harvest the big trees without
killing the young ones

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or to leave enough mature trees
to reseed the area again.

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So today the government

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and some forest industries are cooperating
on a program designed to ensure a

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continuous supply of timber and
steady well paid employment.

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There are nearly a million persons
engaged in harvesting processing

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and distributing Forest Products a
comparatively small number of persons are

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engaged in protecting and
managing our forests

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and the opportunities for employment are
limited the experts in this the you the

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professional partners theirs
are employed by federal state

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and local government agencies

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or by private companies for private employment
college training in forestry is not

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required.

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Though it is preferred permanent government
positions are filled by civil service

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examinations

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and require a college training with at
least two years of technical forestry

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subjects

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but regardless of the employing agency the
fields of work are similar protecting

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the forest from fire is one of the
forester's greatest responsibilities the

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organizers

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and managers of fire prevention system
consisting of lookout stations telephone

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lines and firefighting crews and
equipment and when fire strikes.

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It's his duty to stick with his crew.

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Until it is put out some burned over
areas can be reforested to get them back

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into production the poster
helps to plan the work

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and supervises the planting of the
seedlings every year millions of heads of

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livestock graze on the nation's forests.

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It is part of some foresters work to see

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that the range is not damaged
by overgrazing permits

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or if you are allowing only a
certain number of sheep or cattle

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and so the area forest fires are
also concerned with the wildlife

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that lives in the politest they
help to administer State Game lot.

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Other recommendations as to protection
and other phases of wildlife management.

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Forests provide recreation grounds where
people may experience helpful outdoor life.

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The forest area helps the public
to enjoy the forest but mostly

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that users do not harm it educating
the public is part of his job

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three years are subject to injury by
disease and insects studying these pests

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and working out ways to combat them is
another field activity for the forester

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before logging operations
start in an area.

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Poster or his assistant go
over it carefully selecting

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and marking those trees
which are to be put out.

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And later when logging starts
a barrister watches to see

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that no unnecessary damage is done some
volunteers do research work with wood

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products to find new are
better ways to utilize them.

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This work is of great benefit because it
means less waste of our forest resources

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there are many other occupational
duties and professional forestry.

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But basically they all call for men
with certain abilities interests

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and attitudes to be a forester
you should enjoy outdoor work

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and be interested in growing
things you must have good health

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and be ready to endure discomfort
than occasional hardships.

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You must be willing to work
under long lay conditions

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but also enjoy contact with the public

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and be able to impress them with the
importance of activities requiring their

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cooperation

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and you must attend one of the schools
in the United States offering technical

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promise recourses.

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Employment in the policy industries for
others than polish theirs covers a wide

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range of skills and training in
logging for instance engineers

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and surveyors are needed to plan the methods
by which the logs will be hauled from

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the woods to the mill that's often
entails the laying out of railroads

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or truck roads.

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Field once workers commonly called lumberjacks
do the actual cutting this is hard

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work and it is carried on in
bad weather in the old days.

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These men were not paid very well.

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And their living conditions were poor but
today in most cases they are well paid

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and provided with comfortable
camps and good food.

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They also have modern machinery
to aid in making the work easier

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and then getting the logs out of the woods
past their at the mill The logs are

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dumped into a storage pond storing them in
water protects them from drying out too

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quickly

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and also makes it easier to sort them before
they go into the mill This job requires

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a fine sense of balance as well as the
knowledge of various species of trees in the

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middle of each log is placed on the carriage
a moving platform which brings the log

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into contact with a saw which
cuts off a board on each print

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that had Sawyer's job is
a very important one.

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He decided the best way to cut each log

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and signals indicating the thickness of the
board to be cut the man on the carriage

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quickly

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or just following the instructions of the
head Sawyer on the head saw the board

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move to the edge

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or saw which cuts off the rounded irregular
sides of the trimmer saw operator must

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make split second decisions
because each board so

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that the greatest amount of high grade
lumber is produced the rough boards come out

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of the mill on a long conveyor chain

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and are thought it by men who are trained
to recognize different grades at a glance

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the price Laycock boards
must be carefully dried

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or at least sometimes they are
piled in a large seasoning yard.

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This method known as Air drying
requires several months the modern

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and Pastor way is to put the lumber
in special killed where hot air

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and steam dry it in a few days.

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Some sleazy lumber goes next to a
planing mill where it is moved

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and cut the patterns or is made into
special materials such as window frames

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and doors.

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The manufacture of plywood is a forest
industry that employs many a person.

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However work in the mills and
in the wood quite similar to

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that in lumbering there are also Mills
specializing in making the new years for

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furniture and what were some of these
rare words from all over the world.

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There is the production

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and processing of pulpwood in the
paper this industry uses the workers.

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In any industry whether it be
producing lumber or other products.

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There are positions

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that superintendents are executives
for those who are efficient

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and have the necessary education.

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But of course you have to
start at a lower level

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and work up in the distributing end of
the industry the local building material

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dealers require many employees.

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The establishment of a lumber yard
of your own would be a fine gold

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but you must know the business have enough
capital and too is a good location.

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It would be best to work for someone else
until you learn the business thoroughly.

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The industries and the field of Forestry
offer a great variety of opportunities.

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However you must consider the fact

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that some activities specially the government
agencies require a comparatively new

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man each year. If you do go into
forestry or one of the industries.

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You will be part of work

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that has opted for the aim of
farsighted owners of Timberland.

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Is a perpetual supply of products
through proper management.

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It would be well for you to investigate
the opportunities in this perhaps

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employment industry will become.